UK inflation retreats further, remains above 10%
British annual inflation dropped further last month on easing transport costs, official data showed Wednesday, but remains above a historically-high 10 percent.
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'Someone else' could be running Twitter this year, says Musk
Twitter boss Elon Musk said Wednesday that a new CEO might be running the online platform by the end of 2023, after a "rollercoaster" since he took full ownership last year.
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At 81, South Africa's fearless rights defender Navi Pillay fights on
At the height of apartheid, young South African lawyer Navi Pillay made history by securing better conditions for political prisoners incarcerated on the infamous Robben Island, including Nelson Mandela.
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New hope for forests of ancient Athens' silver hills
It was once the source of Athens' fabulous golden-age wealth before its hillsides were blackened by fire after fire and scandalously torched by a foreign mining company.
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Sinkholes sow fear in former Polish mining town
Two decades after the local coal mine closed, residents in a southern Polish town live in fear that the ground will collapse under their feet after 20 sinkholes appeared in the past two years.
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Ukraine's Western backers will meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets.
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'Crackland' clown seeks to bring hope to Brazil addicts
Every Thursday, Brazilian psychiatrist Flavio Falcone trades his white lab coat for a red clown nose and heads to a decidedly unfunny place: a squalid Sao Paulo neighborhood known as "Crackland."
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Putin vs Zelensky: 'incompatible' leaders face off in Ukraine
One is a former KGB agent and ruthless autocrat in power for more than two decades. The other is a successful comedian-turned-politician who found himself a war-time leader after less than three years as president.
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The controversial plan to release Fukushima plant's wastewater
Twelve years after a nuclear catastrophe triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami, workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in northeast Japan are preparing to release treated wastewater into the sea.
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AirTag harassment victims unconvinced by Apple's fixes
Originally designed as a solution for the absent-minded, the AirTag digital tracking sensor is also sometimes employed for a more sinister function, with manufacturer Apple now finding itself the subject of anger -- and lawsuits -- from Americans who have been harassed with the help of the brand's product.
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